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Badia

/bah-DEE-ah/Hausa & Wolof · a girl’s name

Arabic Badīʿa: wonderful, extraordinary, unique, or admirable.

In Hausa

How to say it
bah-DEE-ah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

BadiaBadi'aBadiah

In Wolof

How to say it
BAH-dee-ya
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
rare